House Democrats Call On Trump To Reinstate Fired Labor Official
Source: Huff Post
Feb 13, 2025, 09:27 AM EST
House Democrats are calling on President Donald Trump to reverse his unprecedented and legally dubious firing of a member of the National Labor Relations Board. The lawmakers wrote in a letter to the White House Wednesday that Trump’s ouster of Gwynne Wilcox, a Democrat member supposed to serve through August 2028, violates federal labor law and the constitutional principle of separation of powers. They also argue Trump is hurting the American workers he promised to help during his campaign.
“The NLRB lacks the quorum necessary to continue its functions ― thus grinding the agency to a halt,” the Democrats wrote. “Furthermore, the firing of this independent agency officer has made it easier for companies, including Amazon, Facebook, Google and SpaceX, to evade allegations that they have broken labor laws.”
The letter was penned by Reps. Bobby Scott (Va.), Jamie Raskin (Md.) and Gerry Connolly (Va.), who serve as ranking members of the House Labor, Judiciary, and Oversight committees, respectively.
They noted that SpaceX is owned by Trump ally Elon Musk, who heads up the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency.” SpaceX has been accused of violating workers’ rights and is pursuing a lawsuit aimed at dismantling the NLRB.
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-nlrb-firing-house-democrats_n_67adf7afe4b0082a1442714c
Link to LETTER (PDF) - https://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files/2025/02/13/67adf414e4b0082a14426d5a.pdf
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